HAPPY NUTELLA DAY!! Yup, this day exists. I've been craving Nutella recently… but have you read what's on that Nutella label? Ewwwww. It becomes way less appetising with all that sugar, milk powder and unpronounceable chemicals. So I figured I'd make my own out of home-made nut butter and raw cacao nibs. What could go wrong. ...Right?
Read MoreFollowing on from my previous recommendations of the 21 best healthy-ish restaurants as well as the 7 best coffee/ cafés in Amsterdam, next up - we’ve got the best smoothie and juice bars in town.
Firstly, my big dislike with the majority of smoothie places is - there’s too much fruit and not enough greens in…
Read MoreA short update today on this month’s edition of my “5 Good Things To Share!”
Have you heard of this? Have you signed up for it? Have you been living under a rock?
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Are you interested in how to stay fit and healthy but have no time…
Smoothie blending versus juicing? I get asked this question all the time!
What’s the difference? In smoothies, all the ingredients are blended up including all the insoluble fibre. In juices, the insoluble fibre is removed, so all you’re left with is… well, the liquid part, or the juice! Here are some of the pros and cons of both:
Read MoreAll too often, I see people starting off with the best intentions of having a "healthy breakfast", only to pile their bowls with too much of one thing and not enough of another. Spiking your blood-sugar levels with a bowl of sugary granola and fruit and jolting your adrenals with a shot of caffeine first thing in the morning is shocking the system artificially into action and...
Read MoreDay 7. LAST DAYYYYYYYY! Wow, that was kinda fast. This is how today went:
7.45am: Pranayama and short yoga practice.
8.20am: Hot water and juice of 1/2 lemon.
8.40am: - Red and Green smoothie. With winter purslane...
Read MoreDay 5. Weekend!! :) 9.20am: Hot water + juice from 1/2 lemon.
My guy pointed out that "hot water isn't raw". OK. So it's not 40-something degrees Celsius and under. But it's a good wake up for the body and flush through my system - giving the digestive system a nice kickstart.
Read MoreDay 4. Diary as follows: 7.50am: Pranayama
8.10am: Hot water & lemon
8.25am: Red Smoothie - Kale, spinach, celery, parsley, beetroot, juice from 1 blood orange and 1/2 lemon, Juvo Raw Green Protein Powder, milled flax,...
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